e-Reference books are a great way to find out background information and overviews on your topic. e-Reference books are more reliable than most information you can find with a "free" Internet search.
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Here are a number of the e-Reference sites you can use. Each of these include many e-reference books:
E-Reference Collections
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ABC-CLIO EBook Collection
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American National Biography Online (1 simultaneous user)The landmark American National Biography offers portraits of more than 17,400 men & women — from all eras and walks of life — whose lives have shaped the nation. (1 simultaneous user)
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Britannica AcademicThe Encyclopaedia Britannica is the world's most comprehensive reference product, a distinction it has held since its first publication in 1768. The online encyclopedia from Encyclopaedia Britannica has hundreds of thousands of articles, biographies, videos, images, and web sites.
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Counseling and Psychotherapy Transcripts, Client Narratives, and Reference WorksReal transcripts of therapy and counseling sessions and first-person narratives illuminating the experience of mental illness and its treatment. Includes 25,000 pages of major reference works.
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Current Biography IllustratedCurrent Biography Illustrated offers the content of the printed monthly magazine Current Biography, produced by the H.W. Wilson Company, in searchable, electronic format
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Europa World PlusEuropa World Plus is the online version of the Europa World Year Book and the nine-volume Europa Regional Surveys of the World series. First published in 1926, the year book is renowned as one of the world's leading reference works, covering political and economic information in more than 250 countries and territories
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Gale Virtual Reference LibraryCollection of searchable e-reference books.
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Oxford Art OnlineOxford Art Online is the access point for Grove Art Online and other Oxford art reference resources. (1 simultaneous user)
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Oxford Dictionary of National BiographyAn illustrated collection of more than 57,000 specially written biographies of the men and women from around the world who shaped all aspects of Britain's past
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Oxford English DictionaryThe Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is widely regarded as the accepted authority on the English language. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of 600,000 words— past and present—from across the English-speaking world.
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Oxford Reference OnlineLanguage and subject reference works from one of the world's biggest reference publishers in a single cross-searchable resource.
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Psychiatry OnlinePsychiatryOnline is a web-based portal that features DSM-5® and The American Journal of Psychiatry as well as other psychiatric journals. It also includes a collection of psychiatric textbooks.
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SAGE Knowledge Complete Books, Reference and Navigator Collection (Includes Video trial during the COVID-19 pandemicSAGE Knowledge includes an expansive range of SAGE eBook and eReference content making this the ultimate social sciences digital library for students, researchers, and faculty. This expansive collection includes:
•Scholarly monographs
•Reference works including handbooks and encyclopedias
•Professional development titles
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Salem OnlineE-reference collection covering Literature (the Critical Insights series) , History (the Decades Encyclopedias, Great Events from History, Great Lives from History) Health (Infectious Diseases, Magill's Medical Guide 7thed., Psychology and Mental Health) and Science (Forensic Science, Environmental Issues)
